COVID-19 infections within prisons exceed 900
November 28, 2020 09:37 pm
The number of COVID-19 infected persons identified within prisons has exceeded 900, say Commissioner-General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya.
Reportedly, 87 new infections have been identified within the sub-cluster.
Accordingly, a total of 908 COVID-19 infections have been identified so far.
Among the infected individuals are 52 prison officials.
However, 113 detainees and 04 officers have already recovered from the virus, the Commissioner-General added.
